| 词汇 | East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet) |
| 释义 | East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet)Said of two things are too different to ever be agreeable or harmonious. The phrase comes from a Rudyard Kipling poem. If you learn young that East is East and West is West, you won't waste time trying to convert people to your views. East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet).Prov. Two things are so different that they can never come together or agree. (From Rud-yard Kipling's poem, "The Ballad of East and West.") I had hoped that Andrew and I could be friends in spite of our political differences. But, in our case, I'm afraid that East is East and West is West. |
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